Peter chandler



All. 1867.

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TO LL WIIM I TIMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, PETER 'CuANnLEm-of Olney, in the county of Richland,a'nd` Stato of Illinois, have invented a new and useful improvement ,inFences; and I do hereby declare the following toben full, clear,ond-exact description of the saine, reference being hed to theaccompanying drawings, which cromado part of Athis specification; p I

This invention consists of a novel and simple arrangement for soconnecting and supporting the diiferent' panels of a'portable fence thatit may accommodate itself toany irregularities ofthe ground. In thedrawings,

Figure 1, my invention is i'cpiresenteddy a perspective view. 4 I IFigure 2 isa perspective -view showing the manner ofturning a corner., i

A is the sillfprovided,withl a notch or inortise, a, ilxwhich thelower-edge of the-panels looselyr hang, and I notchesa, in which thebraces B, which support the panels, orel set. The .braces B axeprovidedat their-upper ends with holes for the receptionof the pinZ, whichpasses through themfaindcorxfesponding holes inthe harttens'4 `CV ofthediierent panels-'-tlre holes in the battens 'being at such a point thatthe panelsxuill bc sup-portedobere,

"the bottom of the mortise a. The battons C are attached 'to the painels .so that they extend beyond the. ends .of the, rails aboutone-half their width, the part whichV is past the ends of therailsbeingthat which is perforated. l f i f In tnrninga corner Ido notuse theabove arrangement, buteonstruet thoends of the .twocornerfpxnels4 as shown at X,Ithefbatten D being provided with notchcs'dd', inA which the notched projections e e' of the.

botten ,E 4engage ,fa .nd',in which they are fastened by the pin d,which is ,placed over the projection e, inthe slot;tZ, thussecurely'fastenng the two panels-together, and still permittingasufficient movement in either. direction to allow the fence toAaccommodate itself to the ground. The joint thus formell simply restson a f straight s'ill,.F, or lon the ground,'no braces beingnecessary".V l L The manner of putting up the fence is as follows:Thc'sills A being distributed along thcground at proper distances apart,the ends of twopanels are set in the mortise a so that the battons willbe on opposite sides, the braces B set in the notches o', and the pin Ipassed through the battons andbraces. At the corners it'is onlynecessary to place the notched projections d Z1 respectively in thenotches c e', and insert the pin d over the projection d', whentheijoint is complete. Y

The panels of my fence 'being supported on a single pin or pivot, andsuspended'aliovc the b ottomof the 1 mortise which braces them laterallyat theirv lower edges, the fence may accommodate itself to anyirregularities ,i

that may occur in the ground, without unusual strain on any of theparts. i

i Havingthus describedmy invention, what I claim asnewgand desire tosecure by Letterslateut, is

1. The pin b in combination with the braces B and battons C,substantially as and for thepurpose described.'

2. In combination with the elements ofthe above, I claim theel-rangementof thebattens D E, the former being provided with the notches'd all',and retaining pin cl2, and the latter `'with slotted projections# e', nsand for the purpose set forth. Y

'To the above specification of myimprovement in fenccsI have signed myhand this 23dA doy of'Apr'il,l

rntrnn CHANDLER.

Witnesses: I

J. C. Scor'r, E.'R. RIDeLnr.

